Special Collection: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
We delved into the Storyworks archives to bring you delightful and inspiring stories that feature Hispanic characters, authors, and real-life role models.
The Fight for What's Right
Until the 1940s, many Mexican American kids in California weren’t allowed to go to school with White kids. Eight-year-old Sylvia Mendez helped change that
A Recipe for Disaster
A graphic story written by Jerry Craft, inspired by our 2019 Create-a-Character contest winner
My Tongue Is Like a Map
A lyrical poem celebrates the beauty of speaking
two languages.
Ode to My Shoes
This gentle poem imagines the slumber of a trusty pair of shoes.
*Find this poem in Spanish in Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems by Francisco X. Alarcón.*
A Message from Space
Naya doesn’t think she’ll ever be as special as her mom—until she gets an out-of-this-world surprise
Image Credits: El Magnífico: Photo Illustration by Matt Herring; Courtesy of The Clemente Museum (Roberto Clemente); iStockPhoto/Getty Images (All Other Images); The Fight For What's Right: Courtesy of the Mendez Family; The Girl With the River in Her Hair: Rafael Lopez; Recipe for Disaster: ILLUSTRATIONS BY JERRY CRAFT; A Message from Space: Art by Mora Vieytes, SHUTTERSTOCK.COM (BACKGROUND); Ode to My Shoes: Art by Susan Swan; My Tongue Is Like a Map: © John Parra